Portable, waterproof gaming device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable, waterproof gaming system which includes: a) a watertight main housing for encompassing a computerized gaming unit for water proximity play of at least one gaming selection; b) a computerized gaming unit for water proximity play of at least one gaming selection, the computerized gaming unit having sufficient software and hardware to provide the at least one gaming selection selected from the group consisting of slots, roulette, craps, cards and competitions, the computerized gaming unit contained within the watertight main housing and having controls, including at least one control selected from a group consisting of on-off, volume, gaming selection, food and drink service and guest services, the computerized gaming unit further including hardware and software for i) electronically enabling a player to purchase betting credits; ii) enabling the player to bet at least a portion of the purchased betting credits, as part of gaming play; and iii) subtracting the purchased betting credits from the player purchased betting credits when the player loses and adding to the player purchased betting credits when the player wins; and c) a remotely located, central processing host unit connected to the computerized gaming unit, the host unit including sufficient software and hardware to provide the following computerized gaming unit management capabilities with respect to the computerized gaming unit, including user tracking and user data collection and storage.

1 . A portable, waterproof gaming system which comprises:
 a) a watertight main housing for encompassing a computerized gaming unit for water proximity play of at least one gaming selection selected from the group consisting of slots, roulette, craps, cards and competitions;   b) a computerized gaming unit for water proximity play of at least one gaming selection, said computerized gaming unit having sufficient software and hardware to provide said at least one gaming selection selected from the group consisting of slots, roulette, craps, cards and competitions, said computerized gaming unit contained within said watertight main housing and having controls, including at least one control selected from a group consisting of on-off, volume, gaming selection, food and drink service and guest services, said computerized gaming unit further including i) means for electronically enabling a player to purchase betting credits; ii) means for enabling said player to bet at least a portion of said purchased betting credits, as part of gaming play; and iii) subtracting said purchased betting credits from said player purchased betting credits when said player loses and adding to said player purchased betting credits when said player wins; and   c) a remotely located, central processing host unit connected to said computerized gaming unit, said host unit including sufficient software and hardware to provide the following computerized gaming unit management capabilities with respect to said computerized gaming unit, including user tracking and user data collection and storage.   
   
   
       2 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein connection between said central processing host unit and said computerized gaming unit is selected from the group consisting of a wired connection, a wireless connection and a combination thereof. 
   
   
       3 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said means for electronically enabling a player to purchase betting credits includes a card reading sub-unit adapted to read at least one card selected from the group consisting of credit and debit cards, room keys, gaming cards, preloaded money cards and membership cards. 
   
   
       4 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said main housing includes at least one handle, a light indicator to indicate one of a jackpot and a winning combination, and a vibration feature. 
   
   
       5 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said main housing includes at least one resting means for placing said main housing on a horizontal surface. 
   
   
       6 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said main housing with said computerized gaming unit is floatable. 
   
   
       7 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein said main housing includes at least one floatation member. 
   
   
       8 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said controls include at least one button and said main housing includes a button contact selected from a group consisting of a rigid touch-screen, a flexible touch-screen, a flexible plastic shield and a gel-pad plastic shield. 
   
   
       9 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said computerized gaming unit and said remotely located, central processing host unit includes a lock out feature that permits a lock out of use of said computerized gaming unit. 
   
   
       10 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said computerized gaming unit includes sufficient hardware and software to download additional gaming selections, said sufficient hardware and software including download means selected from the group consisting of wireless download, internet download, local area network download and intranet download. 
   
   
       11 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein said watertight main housing includes a flexible holding mechanism selected from the group consisting of a strap, a handle, a tether and an anchor. 
   
   
       12 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 1 , which further includes a cradle adapted to receive and nest said main housing with said computerized gaming unit. 
   
   
       13 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 12 , wherein said cradle includes a power charger. 
   
   
       14 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 12 , wherein said cradle includes a card reading sub-unit adapted to read at least one card selected from the group consisting of credit and debit cards, room keys, gaming cards, preloaded money cards and membership cards. 
   
   
       15 . A waterproof gaming system which comprises:
 a) a plurality of watertight main housings for encompassing a computerized gaming unit for water proximity play of at least one gaming selection selected from the group consisting of slots, roulette, craps, cards and competitions;   b) a plurality of computerized gaming units for water proximity play of at least one gaming selection, said computerized gaming unit having sufficient software and hardware to provide said at least one gaming selection selected from the group consisting of slots, roulette, craps, cards and competitions, said computerized gaming unit contained within said watertight main housing and having controls, including at least one control selected from a group consisting of on-off, volume, gaming selection, food and drink service and guest services, said computerized gaming unit further including i) means for electronically enabling a player to purchase betting credits; ii) means for enabling said player to bet at least a portion of said purchased betting credits, as part of gaming play; and iii) subtracting said purchased betting credits from said player purchased betting credits when said player loses and adding to said player purchased betting credits when said player wins; and   c) a remotely located, central processing host unit connected to said plurality of computerized gaming units, said host unit including sufficient software and hardware to provide the following computerized gaming unit management capabilities with respect to said computerized gaming unit, including user tracking and user data collection and storage.   
   
   
       16 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein connection between said central processing host unit and said computerized gaming unit is selected from the group consisting of a wired connection, a wireless connection and a combination thereof. 
   
   
       17 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said means for electronically enabling a player to purchase betting credits includes a card reading sub-unit adapted to read at least one card selected from the group consisting of credit and debit cards, room keys, gaming cards, preloaded money cards and membership cards. 
   
   
       18 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said main housing includes at least one handle, a light indicator to indicate one of a jackpot and a winning combination, and a vibration feature. 
   
   
       19 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said main housing includes at least one resting means for placing said main housing on a horizontal surface. 
   
   
       20 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said main housing with said computerized gaming unit is floatable. 
   
   
       21 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 20 , wherein said main housing includes at least one floatation member. 
   
   
       22 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said controls include at least one button and said main housing includes a button contact selected from a group consisting of a rigid touch-screen, a flexible touch-screen, a flexible plastic shield and a gel-pad plastic shield. 
   
   
       23 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of said computerized gaming unit and said remotely located, central processing host unit includes a lock out feature that permits a lock out of use of said computerized gaming unit. 
   
   
       24 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said computerized gaming unit includes sufficient hardware and software to download additional gaming selections, said sufficient hardware and software including download means selected from the group consisting of wireless download, internet download, local area network download and intranet download. 
   
   
       25 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , wherein said watertight main housing includes a flexible holding mechanism selected from the group consisting of a strap, a handle, a tether and an anchor. 
   
   
       26 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 15 , which further includes a cradle adapted to receive and nest said main housing with said computerized gaming unit. 
   
   
       27 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 26 , wherein said cradle includes a power charger. 
   
   
       28 . The portable, waterproof gaming system of  claim 26 , wherein said cradle includes a card reading sub-unit adapted to read at least one card selected from the group consisting of credit and debit cards, room keys, gaming cards, preloaded money cards and membership cards.